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Avvftil  Calamity. 

AIR— "Dixie." 

I'll  tell  you  of  a  tale  that  lately  befel, 

And  the  place  where  it  happened  waa  big  Bethel, 

Keep  away,  keep  away,  keep  away   you  crop  eared 

Knaves, 
Magruder  peppered  away  like  the  devil, 
'Till  Pierce  began  home  to  travel. 
Run  away,  run  away,  ye  crop  earod  knaves, 
You  never  can  win  Dixie, 
You  never  shall  win  Dixie, 
Unless  you'll  die  in  Dixie, 
Run  away  ye  crop  eared  knaves. 

The  Dutchmen  and  the  Trojans  met. 
The  Dutchmen  made  the  Yankees  sweat, 
Keep  awjiy,  &c.  &c. 

When  to  learn  the  Du:}ch  they  soon  began, 
There  own  Zouaves  shot  them  as  they  ran, 
Run  away,  &c. 

Soon  they  rallied  and  marched  on. 

The  Dutch  men  bragging  what  they  done, 

Keep  away,  &c. 

Talking  loudly  of  what  fun, 

T'would  be  to  see  Magruder  run, 

Run  ftway,  &c. 

Then  Greble  mounted  on  a  gun, 
And  swore  he  first  would  see  the  fun, 
Keep  away,  &c. 
But  very  soon  a  cannon  ball. 
Upon  bis  head  quite  soft  did  fall. 
Run  away,  &c. 

While  still  they  heard  the  cannons  roar, 

Still  through  their  ranks  the  shot  now  tore. 

Keep  away,  &c. 

Attacked  in  front  and  tlank  and  rear, 

Nor  enemy  in  sight,  but  panic  fear, 

Run  away,  &c. 

Siezed  Peirce,  who  thought  he'd  done 

Enough  for  courage  so  he'd  run, 

Run  away,  &c. 

Mrtgruder  sent  a  shot  or  two. 

To  help  them,  so  away  the  dew, 

Run  ri'-.vay,  &c^ 


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